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US7304614B2ExpiredUtilityPatentIndex 89

Motor-vehicle roof antenna with sheet-metal base plate

Assignee: HIRSCHMAN CAR COMM GMBHPriority: Jul 13, 2005Filed: Jul 11, 2006Granted: Dec 4, 2007
Est. expiryJul 13, 2025(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:SILVA DAVID
H01Q 1/3275H01Q 1/1214
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PatentIndex Score
28
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Claims

Abstract

A motor-vehicle roof antenna has a base plate adapted to be fitted to the vehicle roof, a sending/receiving unit mounted on the base plate, and a mounting formation for securing the base plate to the roof. The base plate is stamped sheet metal.

Claims

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1. In a motor-vehicle roof antenna having a base plate adapted to be fitted to the vehicle roof, a sending/receiving unit mounted on the base plate, and means including a mounting formation for securing the base plate to the roof, the improvement wherein the base plate is stamped sheet metal formed unitarily with a U-section rib punched out and bent up forming a stiffening formation. 
   
   
     2. The improved motor-vehicle roof antenna defined in  claim 1  wherein the base plate is unitarily formed with holding formations for the sending/receiving unit. 
   
   
     3. The improved motor-vehicle roof antenna defined in  claim 1  wherein the mounting formation is a threaded seat. 
   
   
     4. The improved motor-vehicle roof antenna defined in  claim 3  wherein the mounting formation is a nut fitted to the plate. 
   
   
     5. The improved motor-vehicle roof antenna defined in  claim 3  wherein the mounting formation is a pair of spaced bent-up lips of the plate having confronting threaded faces. 
   
   
     6. The improved motor-vehicle roof antenna defined in  claim 1  wherein the mounting formation is a pair of spaced tabs adapted to fit elastically in a hole in the roof. 
   
   
     7. The improved motor-vehicle roof antenna defined in  claim 1 , further comprising
 an annular flexible seal engaged between an outer edge of the plate and the roof. 
 
   
   
     8. The improved motor-vehicle roof antenna defined in  claim 7 , further comprising
 means for securing the seal to the outer edge of the plate. 
 
   
   
     9. The improved motor-vehicle roof antenna defined in  claim 8  wherein the means for securing is an adhesive. 
   
   
     10. The improved motor-vehicle roof antenna defined in  claim 8  wherein the seal is molded on the plate.

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